As the largest town closest to the volcano, Pompeii suffered the most damage and was essentially wiped off the map. It was ...

Researchers say the nearly life-size figures shed new light on life and religion in Pompeii, which was destroyed when Mt. Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D. The discovery was made while researchers from ...

around 1700 years before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius decimated Pompeii. As is typical, this woman was immediately labelled, by the archaeologists who uncovered her, as the man’s wife.

Two of the area's most iconic locales – Mount Vesuvius and Pompeii – can be found roughly 15 miles away from central Naples. Mount Vesuvius is the only active volcano left on Europe's mainland ...

Travelers to Pompeii uncover ancient artifacts and vibrant frescoes, revealing life before Mount Vesuvius erupted.

The band’s 1972 crowd-free concert movie captures their trippy transition from psych trailblazers to prog superstars ...

The passage of time has done nothing to diminish Pompeii's capacity to shock. With ossified bodies and filthy paintings scattered all over the place, ...

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Police in Italy have reportedly seized eight helicopters following “dangerous” tourist flights over the preserved Roman city ...

Life-sized statues of a man and a woman were discovered in a tomb in Pompeii, researchers said, thousands of years after a deadly volcano wiped out the ancient Roman city. Researchers say the nearly ...